A Sunflower Pottery ewer by Sir Edmund Elton, shouldered, ovoid form with pinched neck and spout,

A Sunflower Pottery ewer by Sir Edmund Elton, shouldered, ovoid form with pinched neck and spout, covered in dark golden crackle glaze painted Elton mark, 18.5cm. high

Provenance
The Collection of the Late Howard Duckworth

Howard Norman Duckworth was born on the 22nd July 1946 in Worston, a tiny hamlet of 20 cottages and houses

in Lancashire. Howard’s mother was a ‘Ward Knowles’ and came from a family of well-known printers in Accrington.

After studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Howard worked his whole life in the Arts and Theatre

world where his skills in lighting, sound production and management were used to create many successful shows.

Over the years Howard became an enthusiastic collector of 20th-century art and ceramics with a particular passion for

the 1930s. His special interest was architecture and he acquired an extensive library of books, pamphlets and pictures

on the subject. A fan of classical and jazz music, he also amassed a significant collection of his favourite pieces, which

he played continuously in his small cottage.

Together with much of Howard’s artwork, and in his books, could be found many newspaper cuttings, printed obituaries

and footnotes cross-referencing the artists and authors of the works, reflecting the extensive research he carried out.

Howard’s extensive collection, some of which is on sale today, demonstrates the eclectic taste he had for interesting and

exquisite items.